jvincent
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- John
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I realize some are happy to charge at home exclusively. My CT4 is going to be used for plenty of road tripping and this rant is for those who plan on doing the same.
Maybe this is just an SF Bay Area thing, but I've been unable to charge my e-tron SUV 3 times recently due to station congestion. Just got back home after finding the Walnut Creek station choked with ID.4's, all units occupied. Finally got a charge at an EA station nearby; first dispenser 48kW, second unit 97kW, third unit (the only one functioning correctly according to Plugshare) occupied by an ID.4. Have experienced this twice before in the last month. Taycan owners get ready, this is going to be a major issue. No one is going to care that you can actually make use of the 350kW dispensers and no one is going to care what you had to spend to get free charging. VW has already way oversubscribed the meager service on offer at Electrify America.
Considering the fact that it takes at least two to three dispensers to find one that works adequately, full EA stations are basically a nightmare. Taycan charging is limited to :30 sessions. Charging an ID.4 or Mustang to 90% can easily take over an hour, no limit. It appears that anything near a suburban area is being used for regular charging by ID.4 owners, blissfully unaware of the battery degradation such charging produces.
If everyone pays, you use what you need, no camping. Free causes abuse.
Maybe this is just an SF Bay Area thing, but I've been unable to charge my e-tron SUV 3 times recently due to station congestion. Just got back home after finding the Walnut Creek station choked with ID.4's, all units occupied. Finally got a charge at an EA station nearby; first dispenser 48kW, second unit 97kW, third unit (the only one functioning correctly according to Plugshare) occupied by an ID.4. Have experienced this twice before in the last month. Taycan owners get ready, this is going to be a major issue. No one is going to care that you can actually make use of the 350kW dispensers and no one is going to care what you had to spend to get free charging. VW has already way oversubscribed the meager service on offer at Electrify America.
Considering the fact that it takes at least two to three dispensers to find one that works adequately, full EA stations are basically a nightmare. Taycan charging is limited to :30 sessions. Charging an ID.4 or Mustang to 90% can easily take over an hour, no limit. It appears that anything near a suburban area is being used for regular charging by ID.4 owners, blissfully unaware of the battery degradation such charging produces.
If everyone pays, you use what you need, no camping. Free causes abuse.
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